Ray County, Missouri property search
Search an address or an owner in Ray County, Missouri with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 16,260 lots are mapped here, covering 352,551 acres. 2,076 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Ray County received $7.6 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 912 recipients. 385 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Germany. Crop insurance paid $941,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 16,260
- Lots mapped
- 352,551
- Acres
- 2,076
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Ray County
Largest landowners by acreage in Ray County, Missouri| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| MURPHY LAND & CATTLE LLC | 35 | 4,279 |
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| BAR 7 INC | 56 | 4,215 |
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| MISSOURI VALLEY FARMS INC | 22 | 3,160 |
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| MLM FARMS INC | 23 | 2,041 |
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| THE CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF MO | 21 | 2,032 |
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| GILL FAMILY INVESTMENTS LP | 31 | 1,955 |
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| MINNICK FAMILY LP | 17 | 1,583 |
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| HILLTOP GRAIN COMPANY | 12 | 1,549 |
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| HARTWIG FARMS LLC | 11 | 1,516 |
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| VRKC PROPERTIES LLC | 16 | 1,443 |
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Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in Missouri
Federal farm payments in Ray County
- $7.6M
- Paid in 2025
- 912
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Ray County, Missouri, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $5M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $1.7M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $680K |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $223K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage - Individual | $18K |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $5K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Ray County
- 385
- Acres disclosed
- 1
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Ray County, Missouri, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Germany | 385 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Ray County, Missouri| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| BURDA, HUBERT; FRANZ, FRIEDER & FREDERICK (GERMANY) | 385 |
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USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county
Crop insurance in Ray County
- 737
- Policies
- 129,853
- Insured acres
- $941K
- Claims paid
- 0.14
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Ray County, Missouri, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $652K |
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| Corn | $148K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $93K |
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| Grain Sorghum | $36K |
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| Wheat | $12K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 11,088
- CRP acres, 2025
- 4
- Substations
- 161 kV
- Highest voltage
Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.
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This copy of Ray County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.